Special Education

Reading skills is a phonetic reading program for students who are non-readers through fourth grade ability. The program emphasizes decoding and comprehension skills.

Health and Daily Living is designed for students who are not enrolled in general education courses and read and write at or below fourth grade level. Students will learn information needed to lead a healthy life. Topics covered in the course are the systems of the human body, common safety precautions, first aid techniques, as well as prevention techniques. The course also covers appearance, peer pressure, nutrition and fitness. Drug and Family Life Education are included in this course. Additionally, students will learn about health resources in the community and how to access those resources.

This course is designed for students who read and write at or below fourth grade level and are not enrolled in general education courses. Students will learn a career-planning process, assess their abilities, analyze those abilities and make realistic decisions regarding career options. Students will be exposed to a variety of career options. They will learn to set goals and follow through with goal attainment. Additionally, students will learn appropriate work behaviors and habits, understand the job application process and participate in the interview process.

Instruction is designed to incorporate functional skills, to promote transfer of skills and to foster the growth of appropriate social skills. Experiences in the prevocational and vocational area in addition to those that increase the students’ abilities in independent living are emphasized daily.

Instruction is designed to incorporate functional skills, to promote transfer of skills and to foster the growth of appropriate social skills. Experiences in the prevocational and vocational area in addition to those that increase the students? abilities in independent living are emphasized daily.

This course is designed for students who are also enrolled in a general education English class. The class reinforces language arts skills and supports deficit areas experienced in general education.

This course is designed for students who are also enrolled in a general education math class. The curriculum reinforces math skills and supports deficit areas experienced in general education Algebra I classes.

Social Studies Skills is a course composed of the following three strands: Geography, U.S. History and Government. The course is designed to ensure that students are exposed to critical information that will make them better informed and more productive citizens. Students in this course are not currently enrolled in general education social studies courses.

This course is designed for students who are not enrolled in a general education English class. The class reinforces language arts skills and supports deficit areas with specialized instruction and a modified curriculum as determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

This course is designed for students who are also enrolled in a general education math class. The curriculum reinforces math skills and supports deficit areas experienced in general education.

This course is designed for students who are not enrolled in a general education math class. The class reinforces math skills and supports deficit areas with specialized instruction and a modified curriculum as determined by the Individualized Education Program (IEP).

Science Skills is a course composed of the following three strands: Life Science, Earth Science and Physical Science. Course objectives are designed to ensure that students are exposed to critical information that will make them better informed and more productive citizens. Students in this course are not currently enrolled in general education science courses.

Instruction in Personal Life Skills assists the student in developing appropriate behaviors for all educational settings. Specific skills essential for social adjustment and social interaction are stressed. Assistance in problem solving, age appropriate social adjustment and selecting realistic life goals is emphasized.

Practical Assessment Exploration System (PAES®) provides work and life skill training, vocational work assessment, work exploration, appropriate work behavior development, data collection and student reporting, and an accurate description of student performance & employment potential.

This program is designed to not only expose students to an unpaid work experience, but to give them the competencies necessary to work in the community. Site approval is done through the Transition Specialist, is done in the community, and is with or without a Job Coach.

VersAbility Resources has work environments that are structured, supervised, and provides on-going employment training. Persons receiving services are persons with intellectual disabilities, developmental delays, and/or other physiological disabilities.

Project SEARCH High School Transition Program is a unique, business-led, one-year, school-to-work program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and relevant job-skills training through strategically designed internships.